2021-S Silver Eagle ANACS MS-70 First Strike Type I

2021-(S) American Silver Eagle Type I - ANACS MS-70 First Strike

Offered here is an authentic 2021-(S) American Silver Eagle Type I, struck at the San Francisco Mint and certified by ANACS as MS-70 First Strike.

The 2021-(S) Type I Silver Eagle is one of the most notable modern issues in the American Silver Eagle series. It was produced during the final months of the original Heraldic Eagle reverse, before the mid-2021 changeover to the Type II design, and is part of the emergency San Francisco bullion production used to meet exceptionally strong demand.

The coin carries the ANACS First Strike designation, indicating that it was submitted to ANACS among the early releases of the issue. That early-submission attribution is a popular collecting distinction within the certified Silver Eagle market.

The 2021 Type I bullion Silver Eagle struck at San Francisco had a mintage of 1,000,000 coins. That figure is far below typical bullion-year totals and makes the San Francisco Type I issue one of the lower-mintage modern business-strike Silver Eagles.

The obverse features Adolph A. Weinman’s celebrated Walking Liberty design, originally introduced on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar in 1916. Liberty is shown striding toward the sunrise, draped in the American flag, with the date 2021 below.

The reverse features John Mercanti’s classic Heraldic Eagle design, depicting an eagle behind a shield with an olive branch and arrows in its talons and thirteen stars positioned above. This is the final-year Type I reverse used from 1986 through early 2021.

The coin was struck as a bullion issue and bears no mintmark on the coin itself. It is attributed to the San Francisco Mint as a 2021-(S) Type I emergency bullion strike.

Struck in 99.9% fine silver, the coin contains one troy ounce of silver and carries a legal tender face value of one dollar.

Graded MS-70 by ANACS, this example has received the highest numerical mint-state grade assigned by ANACS. The First Strike designation recognizes that the coin was submitted among the early releases of the issue.

Coin Details

Year: 2021 Mint: San Francisco Mintmark: None (S attribution) Denomination: One Dollar Series: American Silver Eagle Issue Type: Bullion / Uncirculated Special Variety: Type I First Strike Commemorative Theme: Final-Year Type I / San Francisco Emergency Issue Composition: 99.9% Fine Silver Silver Weight: 1 Troy Ounce Mintage: 1,000,000 Weight: 31.103 Grams Diameter: 40.60 mm Edge: Reeded Obverse Designer: Adolph A. Weinman Reverse Designer: John Mercanti Certification: ANACS Grade: MS-70 Designation: First Strike

The combination of 1,000,000-coin San Francisco Type I production, last-year Heraldic Eagle reverse, emergency bullion attribution, and perfect ANACS MS-70 First Strike certification makes this 2021-(S) American Silver Eagle a particularly desirable addition to a certified Silver Eagle, Type I Silver Eagle, or specialized modern U.S. coin collection.

Please review all photographs and the ANACS certification label carefully for the exact appearance, attribution, designation, and condition of the coin offered.